Expert IT Manager salary in Harrisburg, PA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Carlisle, Mechanicsburgh.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$187,400
Middle 50%$172.4k–$225k
vs. all levels here+17%comparison median $160,400
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $165,630 and $265,092.
PercentileSalary
10th$167,378
25th$172,370
50th (median)$187,400
75th$225,000
90th$231,220

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $150k $200k FY2021: median $121,100 (11 filings) FY2022: median $151,700 (18 filings) FY2025: median $182,146 (14 filings) FY2026: median $187,400 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––8
FY2021$121,100$100,901$134,00011
FY2022$151,700$142,293$169,37518
FY2023–––3
FY2024–––8
FY2025$182,146$170,593$220,75014
FY2026$187,400$172,370$214,20011

Cost of living

Harrisburg's median expert IT Manager salary of $187,400 is worth about $190,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Harrisburg = 98.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Harrisburg, PA area earned a median of $146,300 in May 2025 (1,360 employed). The H-1B median here is $187,400, 28% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Deloitte$190,10019
Amazontoo few2
TE Connectivitytoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $149,100 27
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV $187,400 25

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$123,614$149,10027
Expert · Level IV$172,370$187,40025

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.